Season 17 |
Episode 2

Lumiose City Pursuit!

As Serena trains with her mother to become a Rhyhorn
racer—with little success or enthusiasm—Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie are in Lumiose
City, racing to Professor Sycamore’s Pokémon Lab to get help for Froakie, who
took a lot of damage during the battle with Team Rocket. The professor welcomes
them and puts Froakie under the care of his assistant, Sophie, where he’s sure
it will recover in no time. He explains to Ash and the others that Froakie is
an unusual case—though it’s a Pokémon meant for new Trainers, it doesn’t always
listen to them, and it’s been returned to the lab more than once. This shocks
Ash, who admires the fearless Froakie for the way it saved Pikachu.

Sycamore also talks about his research on Pokémon Evolution,
including a newly discovered phenomenon known as Mega Evolution, where even
fully evolved Pokémon (like the friendly Garchomp that lives at the lab) can
evolve again—and then return to their previous form. The science-minded Clemont
is very intrigued…and so are Jessie, James, and Meowth, eavesdropping as usual.
They decide to catch Garchomp and figure out how to make it Mega Evolve—but when
they spring out of hiding and clamp a collar around Garchomp’s neck, it goes
into a rampage, blasting them off immediately and crashing through the city
until it ends up at the very top of Prism Tower.

Ash goes after it, determined to get the collar off. With
the help of one of Clemont’s brilliant inventions, he gets into the tower
through a back entrance and starts climbing, with Pikachu and Froakie on his
shoulders. There’s a huge crowd at the base of the tower watching Ash’s
courageous rescue—and a news crew broadcasting the whole thing on TV, where
Serena and her mother are watching.

Struggling with its collar, Garchomp nearly steps off the
edge of the tower, but Froakie acts fast and glues its feet to the building
with some sticky Frubbles so it won’t fall. With Garchomp secured in place, Ash
finally manages to get close to it, and a handy Iron Tail from Pikachu slices
through the collar. The weary Garchomp is finally free!

Professor Sycamore thanks Ash for his bravery and gives him
a new Pokédex for his journey. And it seems Ash will have a new friend to
travel with, because as he turns to leave, Froakie blocks the way and presents
Ash with its own Poké Ball. So, with Froakie on hand as his first Pokémon from
the new region, Ash sets off on his journey in Kalos!

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